Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Tenth May dawned bright and clear. For the past few days I had been pleasantly besieged by dignitaries and world leaders who were coming to pay their respects before the inauguration. The inauguration would be the largest gathering ever of international leaders on South African soil. The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. For decades this had been the seat of white supremacy, and now it was the site of a rainbow gathering of different colours and nations for the installation of South Africa's first democratic, non¬racial government.
(a) What is the significance of tenth May ?
(b) What are the 'ceremonies' referred to here ?
(c) Trace a word from the passage which means 'a period of ten years'.
Or
Read the following extract and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow : I would not intrude on him,
A dime, another ball, is worthless. Now
He sense first responsibility
In a world of possessions.
(a) Why is another ball worthless for him ?
(b) The loss of the ball teaches the boy
(c) 'A world of possessions' means

Answer 1

(a) Tenth May was the day for the installation of South Africa's first democratic, non-racial government.
(b) The ceremonies referred here is the inauguration ceremony of the first democratic non- racial government in South Africa.
(c) 'decade'.

                                                  Or

 (a) Another ball is worthless for him because he wanted the one which has been lost.
(b) a sense of responsibility.
(c) The world of materialism.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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